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Core Overview;Manages, monitors and maintains the Data Center, Server infrastructure and Business Services’ health, state and performance through cutting edge tools to ensure high availability, and to prevent critical incidents that may lead to downtime or data loss. Key Roles & Accountabilities;Integrates SCOM with all MS- [Active Directory, SharePoint, Project, CRM etc.] as well as other technologies [EMC, Cisco and Symantec] to provide a complete monitoring… Show more Core Overview;Manages, monitors and maintains the Data Center, Server infrastructure and Business Services’ health, state and performance through cutting edge tools to ensure high availability, and to prevent critical incidents that may lead to downtime or data loss. Key Roles & Accountabilities;Integrates SCOM with all MS- [Active Directory, SharePoint, Project, CRM etc.] as well as other technologies [EMC, Cisco and Symantec] to provide a complete monitoring solution.Investigates Qualys reports, researches suggested solutions and acquires, tests and installs multiple patches on the various systems involvedMaintains acceptable service levels of the System Administration Service Desk by resolving/delegating incoming service requests.Continuously assists with projects to improve efficiency of the Systems Administration services.Follows change control, incident response and testing processes for modifications to Active Directory, VMware and Windows server environments.Manages 3rd party add-on configuration for the System Center suite.Performs administration and maintenance of Active Directory Domain Services, SharePoint and EMC Unisphere san Technologies. Configures, administers and utilises VMware Vshpere.Prepares intelligent custom-built business reports using MS Report Builder.Investigates and compares specific solution offerings from various vendors to choose, plan, implement, configure and document the correct solution accordingly. Collaborates with support staff to resolve incidents and deliver service requests.Deploys, configures, administers and utilises: System Center Operations Manager [SCOM] to monitor health, state and performance of the datacentre and server infrastructure in the south market area;System Center Orchestrator to automate routine- and Service Manager tasks, service and request offerings;System Center Service Manager and Service Manager Data Warehouse;Veeam One for performance monitoring; Show less

Core Overview;Provided technical and administrative assistance by managing PwC’s: server & user administration | back-ups | software applications | network infrastructure | security reports.Key Roles & Accountabilities;Administered and performance-tuned the storage and backup platforms across the organisation, maintaining high levels of availability and security.Managed capacity, system performance, continuous availability of storage and backup facilities and reliable/efficient… Show more Core Overview;Provided technical and administrative assistance by managing PwC’s: server & user administration | back-ups | software applications | network infrastructure | security reports.Key Roles & Accountabilities;Administered and performance-tuned the storage and backup platforms across the organisation, maintaining high levels of availability and security.Managed capacity, system performance, continuous availability of storage and backup facilities and reliable/efficient solutions through best practices.Server Administration: Maintained server volumes and hardware. Dealt with malfunctions on hardware, software and infrastructure and recorded failures in logbooks. Organised monthly server maintenance and contingency plan.Received and checked newly delivered LAN-related hardware and software. Checked for updates.Maintained all server-related [hardware and operating system] software, including patches and licensing software. Installed and configured servers, printers, applications and any other peripherals that integrate with the LAN.Monitored and secured the network’s operational process. Contravened misuse of disk space by users. Informed management of future capacity problems and performed disaster recovery.Registered hardware and software use and licenses.Monitored server performance [CPU, memory, network utilization and hard drive access], UPS systems and server room environment [temperature, access etc.].User Administration: Maintained user accounts, printer queues and access rights.Deleted/deactivate old user accounts on exit. Moved/deleted when necessary to avoid clutter.Back-ups: Planned, created, maintained and secured backups/restorations, and ensured that they ran successfully.Maintained tapes and backup devices [hardware and software].Ensured that all weekly, monthly and yearly tapes were sent off site.Verified feasibility of data storage on a regular basis. Show less

Computer Imaging; created mirror copy of computer’s storage space for the purpose of data extraction and manipulation Data recovery; recovered deleted and corrupt data from various storage mediaInternet History Analysis; analysed users’ internet site visits/searches and download content.Event Log Analysis; analysed potential risk events inside organisation’s network/devices to identify security incidents, policy violations and fraudulent activitiesLive Analysis; investigated and… Show more Computer Imaging; created mirror copy of computer’s storage space for the purpose of data extraction and manipulation Data recovery; recovered deleted and corrupt data from various storage mediaInternet History Analysis; analysed users’ internet site visits/searches and download content.Event Log Analysis; analysed potential risk events inside organisation’s network/devices to identify security incidents, policy violations and fraudulent activitiesLive Analysis; investigated and examined suspect’s hard drive over a live network.Spyware and Keylogger Analysis; reviewed different types of spyware/keyloggers that may exist on a computer and identify how they were installed and implemented. Show less

Provided professional assistance to all inhouse clients with all IT orientated queries, questions and maintenance. Performed PC imaging and image capturing using Norton Ghost Application. Analysed data and created and maintained backups.Sanitised data from machines in form of low level formatting.Provided remote technical support and general technical hardware & software support.Provided PwC users with technical support onsite and offsite.Set up, organised and maintained… Show more Provided professional assistance to all inhouse clients with all IT orientated queries, questions and maintenance. Performed PC imaging and image capturing using Norton Ghost Application. Analysed data and created and maintained backups.Sanitised data from machines in form of low level formatting.Provided remote technical support and general technical hardware & software support.Provided PwC users with technical support onsite and offsite.Set up, organised and maintained network cabling and configurations.Performed hardware repairs on notebooks, desktops and servers.Responsible for data encryption/decryption as well as virus troubleshooting and removal.Programmed and developed using basic MS VBScript. Show less